Static Physiotherapist

Job overview

Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

This is an exciting job opportunity to work within the Rapid Response Team. This is an expanding service which provides support to patients both in the acute and community setting.

This post is a permanent post within the Rapid Response Team which would be suitable for an experienced Physiotherapist with a wide knowledge base and confident and competent in timely discharge facilitation.

This post is to cover a 7-day 8am-9pm service.

The successful candidate will be based either at the Countess of Chester Hospital or one of the 3 Community Response Hubs (Ellesmere Port, Chester, Tarporley) with an expectation to work across these areas as the service necessitates.

The successful candidate will need to be a car driver with a full licence, business insurance and access to a car during their working hours.

Main duties of the job

Main duties as outlined below:

The successful candidate will be based at one of the locality hubs but will work across all areas to support the Rapid Response Team therapy caseload. The entire patient discharge pathway will be covered within this role. From assessing and discharging patients in SDEC (Same Day Emergency Centre) and A&E, completing discharge visits in the Community within 2hours of hospital discharge to ascertain patient’s needs, through to managing a large and varied therapy caseload within the community.

The successful candidate will need to have had experience in the core Physiotherapy rotations in addition to being confident and competent in discharge planning and autonomous working within the Community setting.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.